2:26 PM,
Mar. 18, 2014

Detroit police chief James Craig.

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Detroit police chief James Craig rolled out a community policing program today that assigns officers to specific neighborhoods to improve the relationship between residents and police officers.

Craig introduced the 38 neighborhood police officers at today's city council meeting. Each will be responsible for addressing quality of life issues and connecting with the neighborhood to which they are assigned.

"You will now have someone you can reach out and touch," Craig told the council. "Going forward, you will find this as a tool that will help you respond effectively to your ...